Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 596: Rātrinirṇaya
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Title from incipit (f. 1r).
Written in 15-16 lines per side.
1 leaf.
Dated saṃ[vat] [18]54 māgha (Saturday, January 20, 1798) (f. 1v); century not given, but based on the quality of the paper, most likely one is the 1800s.
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 596
9959891223503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/854879466
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5989122
Manuscript is used for consultation and is a short treatise or discussion (nirṇaya) on the celebration of special nights (rātri) of the Hindu calendar (usually around September or October) dedicated to the deity Śiva such as the Mahārātri, Kālarātri, Vīrarātri, and others, typically part of the Nine-nights (navarātri) celebrations.
In Sanskrit
Rātrinirṇaya
रात्रिनिर्णय
paper
1 item (1 leaf) : 9 x 18 cm
Written in the town (grāma) of Jūka (f. 1v), likely in Orissa state; manuscript was sold with Ms. Coll. 390 Item 595.
Śaivism
Siva (Hindu deity)
Rites and ceremonies--India
Hindu calendar
Festivals--India
Treatises
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century